concrete illustration
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A concrete illustration of these conflicting emotional reactions is the case of the girl who declared that she feared her fiancé as much as she loved him, but felt that she must marry him nevertheless.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
From On Liberty by Mill, John Stuart
With language: The vocabulary of the pupils is enlarged by the introduction of new words whose meaning is made clear by means of the concrete illustration furnished by direct observation of the rabbit.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
Even Booker Washington, most practical of Americans, proves the point, the distinguishing qualities of his speeches being anecdote and brilliant concrete illustration.
From The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith
If I were asked for a concrete illustration of self-respect I should say—the Frenchwoman.
From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John
